What Would Be the Ultimate Effect on an Ecosystem If

Multiple Choice

What would be the ultimate effect on an ecosystem if decomposers were eliminated?

A) The consumers would have to eat twice as much.
B) The rate of photosynthesis would increase.
C) All life would eventually cease as nutrients would no longer be available.
D) Energy flow between producers and consumers would increase.
E) Producers would outgrow consumers due to the excess of carbon dioxide.